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Abraham Gihawi
Computational Biologist
An interdisciplinary scientist in cancer microbial bioinformatics seeking the next step.
Education
PhD Computational Biology
Thesis: Searching for Pathogens in Cancer Sequence Data
UEA
2021 - 2017
MSc, Cancer Therapeutics - Distinction - 80%
Project: PHLDA1 in FGFR Inhibitor Resistant Cancer
QMUL
2017 - 2015
BSc (hons) Biomedical Science - 69%
Project: A Portable Test for Bacteria & Urobilinogen in Urine
Lincoln
2014 - 2011
Experience
Post-Doctoral Senior Bioinformatics Officer
Cancer Genetics and Metagenomics
UEA
- Investigating links between pathogens and aggressive prostate cancer
2021 - 2022
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Brighton
2017 - 2015
- Processed and analysed clinical samples in adherence with trial protocols
Health Advisor NHS 111
Care UK
Dorking
2015 - 2014
- Triaged patients and provided healthcare advice via telephone
NHS Experience Placements
Princess Diana & Scunthorpe General
Grimsby & Scunthorpe
2014 - 2013
- Departments including: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology, Pathology (Biochemistry, Haematology, Transfusion, Andrology, Virology)
Publications
SEPATH: benchmarking the search for pathogens in human tissue whole genome sequence data leads to template pipelines
Genome Biology
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-019-1819-8
2019
Abraham Gihawi, Ghanasyam Rallapalli, Rachel Hurst… Daniel S. Brewer
Potential for diagnosis of infectious disease from the 100,000 Genomes Project Metagenomic Dataset: Recommendations for reporting results
Wellcome Open Research
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15499.1
2019
Gkikas Magiorkinis… Abraham Gihawi… Colin Cooper.
Other
Successful Grants: “Unravelling how bacterial infection drives the development of aggressive prostate cancer” - Prostate Cancer UK
Peer Review: Genome Biology (BMC), Genomics (Elsevier)